To make the scones, in a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, oats, baking powder, orange zest, and salt. Mix well.

Cut frozen butter into very small cubes. Using two forks, quickly and thoroughly mash butter into the flour mixture, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add applesauce, buttermilk, orange juice, and vanilla extract, and stir until uniform. Fold in cranberries.

Form dough into a circle on the baking sheet, about 6 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick. Evenly slice into 6 wedges, but don't separate the wedges.

Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a scone comes out clean, 14 - 16 minutes.

It can be tough to stay strong at the coffee shop. Oftentimes we're there because, frankly, we're exhausted and need a pick-me-up. And studies have shown that our willpower can be especially low when we're sleep deprived. Talk about a recipe for disaster! Now, a cranberry-orange scone doesn't sound like a particularly troublesome option, especially when faced with selections covered in chocolate or deep-fried and glazed. But the sneaky fruit scone is alarmingly high in calories and fat. This is unfair, and you don't have to stand for it. Make a batch of our calorie-slashed scones on the weekend, and you'll have grab 'n go goodies at the ready throughout the week. You still may not have the time to brew your own java, but you'll be able to stride past that pastry case with ease!

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